Fundamentals of Prestressed Concrete

CE 59700

Credit Hours:

1

Instructor:

Julio Ramirez

Learning Objectives:

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  1. Recall prestressed concrete as a structural material to extend the range of application of reinforced concrete in building construction.
  2. Recall the history of pre-stressed concrete.
  3. Compare and Contrast the use of standard materials for prestressing applications.
  4. Describe pre-tensioning and post-tensioning methods in prestressing concrete structures.
  5. Make use of the concepts in representing the effects of prestressing through the use of an equivalent external load system including the forces at the anchorages.
  6. Analyze and apply the flexure behavior and design of prestressed concrete bonded and unbonded components in the entire range of loading from application of prestressing uncracked to ultimate strength.

Description:

This 1-credit module covers history of prestressed concrete, practice and use of standard materials, methods of prestressing concrete structures, basic understanding of the behavior of prestressed concrete bonded and unbonded components for flexure and shear. Prestressing is introduced as another load on the structure ("Equivalent Load Concept").

Prerequisites:

CE 47300: Reinforced Concrete Design or equivalent

Web Address:

https://purdue.brightspace.com/

Web Content:

Syllabus, grades, lecture notes, homework assignments, solutions and quizzes

Homework:

Six homework assignments will be assigned. 30% of grade

Quizzes:

Four timed quizzes. 20% of grade

Final Exam:

Take home exam, open source, submit only personal work. 50% of grade

Textbooks:

Recommended Texts: hardcopy, e-textbook.

  • ACI 318-19, "Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete," American Concrete Institute.
  • PCI Design Handbook, Prestressed Concrete Institute, Precast and Prestressed Concrete. 8th Edition.
  • Prestressed Concrete Analysis and Design: Fundamentals, Antoine Naaman, Techno Press 3000, 2004, ISBN 0967493919, 9780967493916, 1072 pages

References for pages to read or refer to will be made throughout the lecture videos.

Additional Readings:

The four ages of early prestressed concrete structures. Sanabra-Loewe, M., & Capellà-Llovera, J. (2014). The four ages of early prestressed concrete structures. PCI Journal, 59(4), 93-121. https://doi.org/10.15554/pcij.09012014.93.121